Gunshot sensors placed at Johns Hopkins University

BALTIMORE - A sensor network has been installed at johns hopkins university that will allow police to pinpoint the source of gunfire.

In a memo to students, the university says 93 detector boxes have been installed around the campus. baltimore police tested the system Monday by firing shots into a dump truck filled with sand.

The university will be one of the first colleges in the country with the sensor network. It was developed by Reston, Va.-based planning systems inc. The university says the system was donated by the company to help it garner interest from other colleges.

Similar gunshot-sensing technology is being used by more than 30 cities nationwide.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 |

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